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<img src="http://assets.bizjournals.com/sacramento/law_school_books_gavel_550*100.jpg?v=1">The State Bar of California will hold its first public hearing Thursday on what’s likely to be a controversial topic: a new limited legal license to allow more people to give basic legal advice on routine matters.
The idea surfaced at a State Bar retreat in San Diego in January, while the board was looking at ways to improve public protection, access to justice and the bar’s regulatory functions. But attempts in any profession to alter scope of practice are fiercely debated.
Supporters of limited-practice…http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/kathy-robertson/2013/03/obesity-doctor-henried-sutter-snacks.htmlObesity doctor contends with engineered junk foodWed, 13 Mar 2013 14:45:06 +0000Kathy Robertsonhttp://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/kathy-robertson/2013/03/obesity-doctor-henried-sutter-snacks.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://assets.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/kathy-robertson/hernried_john_sutter*100.jpg?v=1">When Dr. John Hernried sees a new patient, he always asks: “Sugary snacks or salty snacks?”
Medical director of the Sutter Weight Management Institute, Hernried says he’s doing everything he can to curb obesity, but “now we find we’re battling the corporations that are actually producing the food we eat!”
Hernried is referring to a four-year study recently released by the New York Times that shows America’s largest food companies are using mathematical formulas to get the public addicted…http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/kathy-robertson/2013/02/mental-health-gun-deaths-suicides.htmlMental health is important; most gun deaths are suicidesWed, 20 Feb 2013 22:56:49 +0000Kathy Robertsonhttp://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/kathy-robertson/2013/02/mental-health-gun-deaths-suicides.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://assets.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/Wintemute-Garen-HCHeroes2012-DM*100.jpg?v=1">One thing that people tend to forget when they talk about gun violence is that most gun deaths are suicides.
Sixty-one percent of gun violence victims die by their own hand, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta — and that means mental health treatment is really important, says Dr. Garen Wintemute, a professor of emergency medicine and director of the Violence Prevention Research Program at University of California Davis.
“Most policies relate to criminal violence,…http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/kathy-robertson/2013/02/rally-pushes-for-single-payer-health.htmlRally pushes for single-payer, universal health careTue, 12 Feb 2013 15:44:42 +0000Kathy Robertsonhttp://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/kathy-robertson/2013/02/rally-pushes-for-single-payer-health.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://assets.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/kathy-robertson/single_payer_rally_6521*100.jpg?v=1">“Everybody in, nobody out” was the chant by a couple hundred people gathered at the Capitol at noon on Monday to rally for a single-payer, universal health care system in California.
Some have unsuccessfully rallied in Sacramento for eight years, only to see the initiative flounder before lawmakers or be vetoed. In the meantime, focus has turned to President Barack Obama’s federal health care overhaul.
This is the first time supporters do not have an author for a universal health care bill,…http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/kathy-robertson/2013/02/boutique-law-firm-churchwell-white-forms.htmlBoutique law firm Churchwell White gets strong startMon, 11 Feb 2013 15:45:41 +0000Kathy Robertsonhttp://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/kathy-robertson/2013/02/boutique-law-firm-churchwell-white-forms.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://assets.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/kathy-robertson/white_douglas*100.jpg?v=1">Four veteran lawyers from big firms have come together to build a boutique business with expertise in public agency, water, land use, health care and political law.
Churchwell White LLP opened its doors at 1201 K Street last month.
Scarcely out of the gate, the new firm already has gotten merger offers, but is looking for careful, strategic growth.
The firm came together rather quickly over the last few months, after the new partners recognized opportunities to complement each other’s practice…http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/kathy-robertson/2013/01/sutter-roseville-union-negotiations.htmlSutter Roseville, union negotiations heating upThu, 31 Jan 2013 22:51:23 +0000Kathy Robertsonhttp://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/kathy-robertson/2013/01/sutter-roseville-union-negotiations.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://assets.bizjournals.com/tampabay/Stethoscope315x309*100.jpg?v=1">Contract negotiations between Service Employees International Union — United Healthcare Workers West and management at Sutter Roseville Medical Center are heating up.
The union held an informational picket Wednesday afternoon to draw attention to stalled contract negotiations that started in November. There was a tentative agreement in December, but members voted it down and a session with a federal mediator Jan. 16 failed to bring the two sides together.
The stakes are high for SEIU, as this…http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/kathy-robertson/2013/01/special-session-on-health-care.htmlSpecial session on health care planned for end of monthThu, 10 Jan 2013 22:59:51 +0000Kathy Robertsonhttp://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/kathy-robertson/2013/01/special-session-on-health-care.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://assets.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/dooley_diana*100.jpg?v=1">One new thing about the proposed state budget: it has a whole section related to health care reform, which will seriously kick in during the next budget cycle.
California is waiting guidance from the federal government on a number of matters, but the timeline for decision-making is short and there’s a lot the state Legislature can do on its own.
State health officials are in discussions with legislative leaders about what needs to be done immediately and what will take a little more time, California…http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/kathy-robertson/2013/01/cali-insurance-dave-jones-anthem-rates.htmlState insurance commissioner blasts Anthem for rate increaseTue, 08 Jan 2013 22:42:57 +0000Kathy Robertsonhttp://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/kathy-robertson/2013/01/cali-insurance-dave-jones-anthem-rates.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://assets.bizjournals.com/sacramento/Jones,%20Dave1NN*100.jpg?v=1">California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones took to the bully pulpit Tuesday to blast Anthem Blue Cross for a Jan. 1 rate increase for small employers as “unreasonable.”
Factoring in benefit reductions, Jones told reporters the average 12-month rate increase amounts to 10.6 percent for thousands of small business preferred-provider organization policyholders. A review of the filing showed the actuarial base was too high and the rates “excessive,” he said.
Anthem went ahead anyway.
Company…http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/kathy-robertson/2012/12/report-california-judicial-hellhole.htmlReport calls California 'judicial hellhole'Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:55:38 +0000Kathy Robertsonhttp://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/kathy-robertson/2012/12/report-california-judicial-hellhole.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://assets.bizjournals.com/charlotte/gavel-scales-of-justice-315*100.jpg?v=1">California is the No. 1 “judicial hellhole” in America, the American Tort Reform Foundation concludes in its annual, end-of-year report on alleged abuse of the legal system.
This is the first time the state grabbed the top spot; last year, it was second to Philadelphia.
Reasons why the honor went to California? It’s “the undisputed heavyweight champion of the consumer class action,” says the report, released Thursday.
California attracts class action and asbestos lawsuits, allows exploitative…http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/kathy-robertson/2012/12/marshall-medical-center-hospital-transit.htmlProgram helped keep patients from going back to hospitalMon, 10 Dec 2012 15:19:00 +0000Kathy Robertsonhttp://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/kathy-robertson/2012/12/marshall-medical-center-hospital-transit.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://assets.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/hospital_sign_stock*100.jpg?v=1">In a pilot project with Marshall Medical Center, a local nonprofit was eight for eight when it came to keeping fragile patients of the hospital after discharge.
A staff member at Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center with special training in health care transitions followed the patients for 30 days after discharge.
She made home visits, follow-up calls and follow-up appointments for patients. She also made sure patients knew what medications they were supposed to take and when.
These matters are important…